The Human Side Of Organizations, 9th Ed.

Widely used and respected, this text has been adopted worldwide in H.R. courses. The Human Side of Organizations delivers complete, up-to-date, practical information on how people behave in organizations, how organizations and job design affect behavior at work, and places emphasis on the constantly changing nature of the business environment. Real-life situations, rather than theoretical aspects, provide students with a complete analysis of behavior. Complete coverage of communications and etiquette for all business situations is included.

NEW FEATURES

• Updated chapter materials with new applications are spread throughout the text. They show students the challenges facing everyone in an organization.

• New Focus Box ‘FYI’ gives personal guidelines for students with useful hints that they can apply in the daily work lives.

• Focus boxes include “reality checks” which brings the work world as it really is into every chapter, “a question of ethics” which presents ethical questions related to the chapters material, “a global glance” which looks at the international aspect of the concepts dealt in the chapter and “experimental exercises” which appear at the end of each chapter giving students the opportunity to apply specific chapter concepts.

• A running glossary in the margins and NetNotes are provided to give a more mileage on the understanding of the subject.

• Varieties of applications included in each chapter are intended to provide students with an opportunity to improve their organizational skills through realistic situations.